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Dear Friend, The latest update from the National Weather Service in Wilmington predicts that Tropical Storm Elsa is expected to move north near the west coast of Florida over the next day or so.  It is expected to weaken as it reaches the Carolinas later Wednesday into Thursday. Heavy rainfall, flooding, isolated tornadoes, and dangerous rip currents may impact our area as early as… Read more »

Dear Friend, As we head into the Fourth of July weekend, may you and your loved ones have a safe and happy Independence Day! This week, House Democrats passed their partisan infrastructure bill, which is simple Green New Deal mandates advertised as “infrastructure."  They abandoned bipartisan negotiations at the outset of the process in favor of a partisan bill that… Read more »

Dear Friend, The Biden Administration has abdicated their responsibility to uphold the U.S. Constitution by failing to protect our country from the devastating impacts of Biden’s Border Catastrophe. Seizures of the deadly drug fentanyl are up by more than 300% over May last year. 7,450 pounds of fentanyl have been seized so far this fiscal year, far surpassing the 4,776 pounds… Read more »

 Top Republican leaders in the House of Representatives today joined Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member David Rouzer (R-NC) in outlining their concerns regarding the Biden administration’s intention to undo the Trump administration’s Navigable Waters Protection Rule.  The Biden administration’s recent announcement signaled its intent to… Read more »

 – Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Ranking Member David Rouzer (NC-07) questioned Lieutenant General Scott A. Spellmon, Chief of Engineers and Commanding General, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during today’s hearing entitled, “President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Request: Agency Policies and Perspectives (Part I)” regarding the… Read more »

Opening remarks, as prepared, of Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Ranking Member David Rouzer (R-NC) from today’s hearing entitled, “President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Request: Agency Policies and Perspectives (Part I)”: Thank you, Chair Napolitano.  I appreciate you holding this hearing, and I would also like to thank our witnesses for… Read more »

Dear Friend, Recently, the Biden Administration announced their intent to revise the definition of “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS).  When President Trump repealed the 2015 Obama-era EPA rule that vastly expanded the WOTUS definition, our farm families, small businesses, local governments, and citizens no longer needed to worry about an EPA bureaucrat dictating… Read more »

 – Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) today announced Isaac Bear Early College High School student Teagan Jones as the winner of the 2021 7th Congressional District Art Competition.  Jones’ piece, “Migration”, will be displayed in the halls of the U.S. Capitol along with other winners from congressional districts across the country.  … Read more »

Dear Friend, This week, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee passed the Democrat’s “My Way or the Highway" Bill 2.0, which spends $1 of every $2 on Green New Deal mandates rather than crafting a bipartisan path forward on infrastructure.  T&I Committee Democrats also passed their costly, one-sided clean water bill (H.R. 1915) rejecting Republican… Read more »

 – Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) today released a statement following the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of the Army’s announcement of their intent to revise the definition of “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) under the Clean Water Act:   “I am greatly concerned about the impact any WOTUS rule change would have on Southeastern… Read more »